Red Willow County is a Republican stronghold. About 23% of voters here vote Democratic and 77% Republican.
About 76% of adults in Red Willow County typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Red Willow County, ~18% vote Democratic, ~58% Republican, and ~24% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Red Willow County compares
Among counties within 50 miles, Red Willow County is the least Republican-leaning.
Red Willow County runs about 34 points more Republican than Nebraska as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by city within Red Willow County. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+73) and the west side is the least Republican-leaning (R+51), a spread of about 23 points.
Why Red Willow County leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per county to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Red Willow County, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Car-dependent areas vote Republican. About 87% of residents in Red Willow County drive to work alone, about 13 points above the U.S. average of 74%.
Housing overcrowding and voter turnout
Places with low overcrowding tend to turn out at a higher rate; Red Willow County, NE sits in the bottom tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Red Willow County looks the way it does
Turnout in Red Willow County sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Counties
- Hitchcock County, NE R+77
- Decatur County, KS R+65
- Frontier County, NE R+74
- Hayes County, NE R+87
- Furnas County, NE R+70
- Rawlins County, KS R+73
- Norton County, KS R+71
- Gosper County, NE R+72
- Dundy County, NE R+67
- Dawson County, NE R+35
Counties with Similar Populations
- Winnebago County, IA R+28
- Ripley County, MO R+70
- Evans County, GA R+33
- Middlesex County, VA R+27
- Guthrie County, IA R+41
- Roosevelt County, MT Even
- Hancock County, IA R+42
- Wilcox County, AL D+22
- Essex County, VA R+8
- Carroll County, KY R+51
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Nebraska Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.